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The return of Ulysses to his homeland

Title
The return of Ulysses to his homeland / music by Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto by Giacomo Badoaro ; produced by Peter Hall ; television production, Humphrey Burton ; television direction, Dave Heather ; Southern Colour Production.
Publication
[Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2013], ©2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Hall, Peter, 1930-2017
  • Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
  • Heather, Dave, 1941-2005
  • Luxon, Benjamin.
  • Baker, Janet, 1933-
  • Lewis, Richard, 1914-1990.
  • Howells, Anne, 1941-
  • Lloyd, Robert, 1940-
  • Burrows, Brian, 1941-
  • Popova, Virginia, 1923-
  • Caley, Ian.
  • Leppard, Raymond
  • Badoaro, Giacomo, 1602-1654
  • Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643.
  • Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Southern Television (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Features a live opera in two acts. Ulysses returns home after twenty years from the Trojan War to find his faithful wife besieged by suitors anxious to assume his crown. Aided by his son and by the goddess Minerva, he defeats the suitors and wins back his wife and kingdom.
Alternative Title
Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Televised performances.
  • Fiction television programs.
Note
  • PCM stereo.
Credits (note)
  • Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor.
Performer (note)
  • Benjamin Luxon, (Ulysses) ; Janet Baker (Penelope) ; Richard Lewis (Eumete) ; Anne Howells (Minerva) ; Robert Lloyd (Nettuno) ; Brian Burrows (Giove) ; Virginia Popova (Ericlea) ; Ian Caley (Telemaco).
Event (note)
  • Recorded live in performance at the 1973 Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian with optional English, Italian, German, French, or Spanish subtitles.
LCCN
807280230895
OCLC
  • ocn853794592
  • 853794592
  • SCSB-9461863
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries